Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-22
MIR. n. L. ADAMS, DExaPPEARANCE.
Stase0cnts that He Has Been seen I'm
the City since Tuesday.

The mysterious disappearance OF MI. HAIRY l.
Adams, the book-keeper OF THE STAR ofiace, was
to-day topic Of general discussion In the city,
and, as usual In such cases, many theories were
offered TO explain his continued absence. A TEA
ture OF the days developments was the appear
ance OF persons who are positive they saw Mr..
Adams I'm this city on Thursday. II was on Tuesday
night that he sent the note to his wife that he
was going to Baltimore. and chat he WAS last seen
at HE STAB Office. The baTketper at Hagerty )
stated thai he saw Mr.. Adams I'm his place Thurs
corner OF 11th and Pennsylvania avenue. was very
positive to-day that Mr.. Adams was In his place
THURSDAY evening sometime between I'VE
Was sSasa sna seto a,ser the 'he casS e
lett his desk. Mr.. Adams, he said, came in with
another man whom the cashier did not know. and
keeper and paid hts check OF As cents Mr. Adams,
ne said, did not appear 10 be under the influence
This afternoon the detective officers engaged in
the search for the missing man received inforina-
ton that he had been seen at the Il. and o. depot
IN this city as late as last Saturday night, and
were enceavoring TO verify this statement.
CIRCUasTANcEs ATTENDING HIS prsAPPeARANcE.
Mrs. Adams, the wife OF the missing man, stated
to STAR report9 that she was fully convinced
that he had been killed or was now drugged and
detained somewhere, by persons who had robbed
him.
At first Mrs. Admins was inclined to believe that
her husband had committed suicide. She did not
then know that he probably had with him ive
hundred dollars or more In money. Mr.. Adams
had drawn from the funds OF the estate OF the late
George W. Adams six hundred dollars on &C
count OF fees due him as administrator. The
check for this sum WAS made out on SATURDAY,
the 9TH inst. That afternoon he paid at Duncan
S0aS fifty dollars, or two months rent for his
due for February and paying m 9asins
the month OF March. He gave In payment a 1fty
dollar bin which 1T is supposed was a part Of the
Mr. Adams stated to an associate that hts reason
Tor obtaining this 5000 was TO enable him TO set
Tie some bills. He, however, 1t appears, did not
give any of the money 20 his wife and she did
not know that he had IL until last saturday.
Last sunday, she said, she expected him home a.
usual at three O'Clock in the afternoon, but he did
not come home TIL eight, and then stated that he
had fallen In with some friends, "wfth the usual
RESULT" She reproached him little for his con-
duct The next morning. Monday, the 18th inst,
when he arose he remarked 10 his wife: "Annie, |
wish were dead.n
She chided him for expressing such sentiment.
ana he replied, 81 wish l could go away OF some
where. Think am crazy, for do not believe
terday."
Monday night and Tuesday morning nothing
peculiar was noticed by Mrs. Adams about her
husbands conduct Tuesday morning before
LEAVING leaving home he wrapped up two Old fiannel
shirts TO take away with him. When Mrs.
Adams asked him what he intended to do with
them he said he was going to sell them. She
asked him not to sell them, saying that she could
with her and went way. She has not seen
him since or heard anything from him. except
through the brief note she received about eight
O'clock Tuesday night, informing her that he was
going TO Baltimore.
WELL SUPPLIED WITH MONEY.
MI. Sidney Wills, the proprietor OF the Cosmo-
politan club, opposite Mr.. Adams house, went To
Faber's restaurant with Mr.. Adams Tuesday after.
noon. Mr. Adams there exhibited roll OF notes
bound around with a rubber band. II is sup.
posed this money is what remained OF the $500
above referred TO. To M. Wells MI. Adams said
Tuesday morning, 81 be next time go on spree
am going out or town."
Mr.. Adams was seen in Saks & Co. s store Tues
day evening making purchases. He had n bundle
with him when See In FaberS restaurant The
same evening. The fact OF his wanting TO take
the flannel shirts from home has led
TO the theory that he intended to make a Journey
and to trough It." The purchases he afterSard,
made also point to the theory thrt he was prepar
ing for a journey.
IL will be seen by the advertisement elsewhere
that liberal reward is offered by McDevitt'S de
tective agency for Information as TO the present
whereabouts OF Mr.. Adams.